The apostle Paul called this “prophecy,” and he seemed to assume (and I’m thinking of 1 Corinthians 12–14 here) that the same Spirit that was on Moses and Jesus and all the prophets is now on us, and that, in a similar, though less potent way, we can speak a word to others from God. This rarely means we hear an audible voice from the sky; normally it’s simply a feeling or a thought that comes to mind—a word, phrase, scripture, or picture…We then get to humbly offer that word or impression to others, in love.
